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#Starmer #LabourParty It seems they are intent on doing all they can to make me a non voter. Their stance on welfare is my primary reason for believing that. Yes the Tories and Reform would be even worse,but I need more than just 'at least they're not as bad' to cast a future vote for Labour. I need to know they genuinely care about the disabled and/or vulnerable...That they're not going to punish them for the bad and irresponsible behaviour of those far more fortunate in life. Sadly the signs are far from good. Voting for a Labour party that regards bullying the disabled and/or vulnerable as an acceptable way of proving how competent, and strong, it is, doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.

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  • https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-sickness-benefits-claimant-stigma-burden/   An excellent  article. If Labour steps back from an approach that will do more harm than good in the long run; then I'll happily vote for them. I need to know they care about those who are even worse off than I am . Those disabled and vulnerable who are still of working age. So far they're showing no signs of that. That they care enough about people like me and more so those worse off than me, to merit  getting our vote. If they can help get more disabled people into work by improving health care, be it  mental and/or physical, then that's something I can support. What I can not and will not support is raising the hurdle to jump over, in order to qualify as disabled enough not to work.

    Labour has to be more than the party of those able to work. A party that acknowledges the genetic lottery of life. That rejects the Tory approach of lavishly praising those who have done well in that genetic lottery, and bad mouthing those who haven't. Such a party I'd have no hesitation in voting for.

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  • https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp-sickness-benefits-claimant-stigma-burden/   An excellent  article. If Labour steps back from an approach that will do more harm than good in the long run; then I'll happily vote for them. I need to know they care about those who are even worse off than I am . Those disabled and vulnerable who are still of working age. So far they're showing no signs of that. That they care enough about people like me and more so those worse off than me, to merit  getting our vote. If they can help get more disabled people into work by improving health care, be it  mental and/or physical, then that's something I can support. What I can not and will not support is raising the hurdle to jump over, in order to qualify as disabled enough not to work.

    Labour has to be more than the party of those able to work. A party that acknowledges the genetic lottery of life. That rejects the Tory approach of lavishly praising those who have done well in that genetic lottery, and bad mouthing those who haven't. Such a party I'd have no hesitation in voting for.

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    A good post - thank you for sharing the article. I agree.

    I also would like to see them raising the tax threshold for lower paid workers on basic rate tax, and reinstating the winter fuel allowance for all lower income pensioners, not just those on benefits - this could be done by giving it to those on lower council tax bands or those who do not pay a higher rate of tax.

    If they did those things to help the vulnerable and poor, I would then vote for them.

  • in reply to Deleted User

    I would like to see that too. The verbal threats to cut benefits is harmful to those who are truly disabled and too ill to work. It needs to stop.